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Which vSwitch or vSwitch port group policy setting allows packets to be received by a virtual machine with different destination MAC addresses than the configured MAC address?
A. Promiscuous mode
B. Traffic shaping
C. Forged transmits
D. MAC address changes
Correct Answer: D
Explanation/Reference:
Promiscuous Mode allows a VM to receive packets with any VLAN tag – doesn’t address the MAC address.
Traffic shaping deals with throttling traffic.
Forged transmits deals with spoofed MAC addresses, but is only regarding outbound IP traffic.
MAC address changes deals with inbound IP traffic with a different MAC address than the one configured on the VM.
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MAC Address Changes
The setting for the MAC Address Changes option affects traffic that a virtual machine receives.
When the option is set to Accept, ESXi accepts requests to change the effective MAC address to other than the initial MAC address.
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